Parliamentary elections were announced in Greece on 1 August 1859. The elections took place in September and the first days of October. Supporters of Athanasios Miaoulis won a majority of the 139 seats.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p829, p853 Miaoulis remained Prime Minister.Nohlen & Stöver, p866 The Sixth Parliamentary session was announced on 7 October and convened on 28 October.ΦΕΚ A (Greek Government Gazette) 45/1859, 22 October 1859 «Περί συγκαλέσεως των Βουλών» ("About the call to the formation of the Parliaments"), page 319 There were extensive reports of inappropriate interference by government and state officials.
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